Undeniable proof the game is Survivor biased

[Roland]

The Survivors get a heartbeat visual indicator for free by going into accessibility settings.
Killers must equip a perk for visual indicators for the Crows.

Now mind you, I very much feel the heartbeat indicator is needed, as sometimes I can't hear it over the music since my audio is tuned to be a bit bass-y, but this game has terrible directional audio so telling what direction a Crow caw came from is almost impossible.
Even as a survivor I can be looking right at the scream I just heard in the distance and it will sound like it's somewhere behind me; so forcing Killers to rely on directional audio is terrible.

By contrast in a game like Paladins I can hear footsteps and tell you exactly where that Hero is in the map and what Hero it is; or in Sea Of Thieves I can hear a hole pop in the boat and know exactly where needs repaired. Same goes for Deceive Inc, Fallout 76, hell even Payday 2 of all games I have a pretty good idea where a sound came from. Stuff like this tells me there is nothing wrong with my surround sound and it's definitely a game issue.

And ever since I turned on the heartbeat indicator, if I use an abundance of caution, it is not uncommon for me to finish a match as the survivor and literally never be seen by the Killer; unless I am facing a Mike Myers or Ghostface.

I personally feel Killers should get a visual indicators for crows; nothing crazy long range, just something to help with the poor directional audio.

Edit:
For those thinking I just want buffs for the Killer:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3356012435
I got to this point in less than a week/63 hours of play. I've also never watched a single tutorial or guide and have only played, and prestiged Cenobite for my Killer.

I don't "need things to be easier for Killer" I'm simply pointing out the Survivors get a free visual aide while Killers have to spend perk slots for any kind of visual aide.

[orch82]

If you have a problem with Myers now wait till the rework. Smh

[Spooky Bunyip]

nah, heartbeat is accessibility.
The terror radius is supposed to be known to survivors, it's not hidden information or a skill issue to not hear so well.

[Roland]

Publicado originalmente por Spooky Bunyip:

nah, heartbeat is accessibility.
The terror radius is supposed to be known to survivors, it's not hidden information or a skill issue to not hear so well.

Why doesn't Killer have anything akin to it?

The other day I was playing Crime Boss Rockay City, and in that game you get a sound ring around the crosshair to notify you of noises off screen. Killer should at least get something like that

[Spooky Bunyip]

Publicado originalmente por Roland:

Publicado originalmente por Spooky Bunyip:

nah, heartbeat is accessibility.
The terror radius is supposed to be known to survivors, it's not hidden information or a skill issue to not hear so well.

Why doesn't Killer have anything akin to it?

The other day I was playing Crime Boss Rockay City, and in that game you get a sound ring around the crosshair to notify you of noises off screen. Killer should at least get something like that

I don't disagree. Killer should have more accessibility options for things that aren't hidden knowledge. but heartbeat visual is a good thing, not a bad one.

Not sure what that might be though. maybe not full basekit spies from the shadows but maybe of a crow is on your screen when it takes off you get killer instinct on it?

[Roland]

Publicado originalmente por Spooky Bunyip:

Publicado originalmente por Roland:

Why doesn't Killer have anything akin to it?

The other day I was playing Crime Boss Rockay City, and in that game you get a sound ring around the crosshair to notify you of noises off screen. Killer should at least get something like that

I don't disagree. Killer should have more accessibility options for things that aren't hidden knowledge. but heartbeat visual is a good thing, not a bad one.

Not sure what that might be though. maybe not full basekit spies from the shadows but maybe of a crow is on your screen when it takes off you get killer instinct on it?

Yea no I do agree they shouldn't have basekit spies. That was just me spitballing; after playing Crime Boss, honestly that is a really really good way to do it. It could even be color coded to discern crows from footsteps or injury grunts.